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Vickers F.B.19 (Bullet)
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
(Fighting) Scout Aircraft
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| Manufacturer(s) | Vickers |
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| Prototype first flight | August 1916 |
Introduction | 1916 |
| Production | 62 |
Crew | 1 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 5.54 m |
Empty Weight | 408 kg |
| Wingspan | 7.32 m |
Loaded Weight | 674 kg |
| Height | 2.51 m |
Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 19.98 m² |
Wing loading | ? kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Guns | 1× .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers
gun* |
Ammunition Carried |
? |
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| Other Armament | - |
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(*) forward-firing, synchronised, left side
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Gnome Monosoupape* |
Type & Displacement | 9-cylinder, rotary engine, 12.8
L |
| Horsepower | 100 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 148.37 hp / ton ** |
| Fuel Capacity | ? L
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(*) later a Le Rhône 110 hp or Clerget
130 hp engine, (**) with the maximum loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 164 km/h
at 3000 m (*) |
Rate of Climb | 3.15 m/s |
| Range | 2h45 |
Service Ceiling | 5300 m |
(*) later with Le Rhône engine: 175 km/h or with Clerget engine: 190 km/h
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | aviastar.org | ||
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